#A179FB#A179FB
#A179FB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.187 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A179FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 121, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 94%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.9%, 51.8%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.08, 43.42, -59.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.08, 73.81, 306.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.38% 0.0792 -0.169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.38% 0.187 295.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9434, 28.2161, 94.6426) |
| Luminance | 0.2822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.44
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.84
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.50
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.92
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.00
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A179FB #D3FB79
analogous
#7992FB #A179FB #E279FB
triadic
#A179FB #FBA179 #79FBA1
tetradic
#A179FB #FB7992 #D3FB79 #79FBE2
square
#A179FB #FB7992 #D3FB79 #79FBE2
split-complementary
#A179FB #FBE279 #92FB79
monochromatic
#5007F2 #773EF9 #A179FB #CBB4FD #EAE1FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#A179FB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#A179FB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A179FB
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A179FB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A179FB | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4492FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E8FF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C93AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a179fb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 121, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.187 295.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a0fd',
500: '#a179fb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a179fb; $custom-light: #c1a0fd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a179fb",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 121,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.462,
"s": 94.203,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67383,
"c": 0.1866,
"h": 295.1
},
"luminance": 0.28217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A179FB
secondary
#ECF6D5
accent
#E6009F
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#130F18
muted
#827E86